A '''theist''' is a person who believes in one or more [[god]]s. '''Theism''' is the corresponding philosophical position.

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A '''theist''' is a person who believes in one or more [[god]]s or deities. '''Theism''' is the corresponding philosophical position. Theism does not denote any particular religious view, but all religions with any number of gods are by definition theistic religions. Conversely, religions without a necessary god (such as Buddhism or Taoism) are [[atheist]]ic religions.

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Theism differs from [[deism]] in that theism is a narrower belief in divinities that are [[immanent]] in the world and can interact with it. Generally, monotheistic gods are [[omniscient]], [[omnipresent]], and [[omnipotent]].

==See also==

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* [[Atheism]]

* [[Atheism]]

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A theist is a person who believes in one or more gods or deities. Theism is the corresponding philosophical position. Theism does not denote any particular religious view, but all religions with any number of gods are by definition theistic religions. Conversely, religions without a necessary god (such as Buddhism or Taoism) are atheistic religions.